End of Year Exam

Question 1

Absolute Location

Answer 1

using latitude and longitude

Question 2

Relative Location

Answer 2

Describing where a place is using other places nearby

Question 3

multicultural nation

Answer 3

a country that accepts many different cultures

Question 4

Republic

Answer 4

a different way to say Representative Democracy

Question 5

Direct Democracy

Answer 5

when every single citizen participates in the law-making process, like Ancient Greece. (modern nations do not have Direct Democracy)

Question 6

Best Clothes for the Desert?

Answer 6

loose, long robe with head and face covering

Question 7

Nelson Mandela

Answer 7

He helped end apartheid in South Africa and received a Nobel Peace Prize

Question 8

hunter-gatherers

Answer 8

these people hunt for food, gather nuts & berries, and know what types of plants to use as medicine

Question 9

Colonialism in Africa

Answer 9

in the 1800s and 1900s, Africa was colonized by 7 different European nations

Question 10

Monotheism

Answer 10

a religion that believes in one god

Question 11

Examples of Monotheistic Religions

Answer 11

Judaism, Christianity, Islam

Question 12

Monarchy

Answer 12

Government that is ruled by a king or queen that is chosen by bloodlines, but not leadership ability

Question 13

Standard of Living

Answer 13

Places with a higher standard of living often have high literacy rates, high life expectancy, and the average person makes more money

Question 14

Rural

Answer 14

farms, ranches, countryside

Question 15

Urban

Answer 15

cities, factories, crowded areas

Question 16

Desertification

Answer 16

when the desert spreads & takes over farmlands. Villagers have to gather firewood from far away to keep the trees in place to block the sand.

Question 17

Buddhism

Answer 17

A religion founded by Siddhartha Gautama. Most Buddhists live in southeast Asia.

Question 18

karma & reincarnation

Answer 18

religious concepts from Hinduism & Buddhism

Question 19

monsoons

Answer 19

huge, destructive storms in south and southeast Asia that regularly cause flooding

Question 20

human environment interaction

Answer 20

when people modify or change the natural world (build a dam, cut down trees, build highways and railroads)

Question 21

Caste System in India

Answer 21

castes were social groups you belonged to based on your family. Your job was limited by your caste.

Question 22

Central America and South America

Answer 22

These areas make up a Spanish-speaking culture region

Question 23

Mahatma Gandhi

Answer 23

He helped India gain independence from Great Britain by using non-violent actions

Question 24

sub-Saharan Africa

Answer 24

an area of the world with ongoing challenges such as famine, desertification, war, and disease

Question 25

Bible

Answer 25

holy book for Christianity

Question 26

conflict

Answer 26

another way to say ‘war’

Question 27

archipelago

Answer 27

a group of islands, like Japan

Question 28

Where did Great Britain once have colonies?

Answer 28

India, South Africa, Australia

Question 29

Oligarchy

Answer 29

a government with an elite few leaders, that may hold fixed and unfair elections

Question 30

GDP (Gross Domestic Product) per capita/per person

Answer 30

a way to measure the amount of money that and average person in your country makes per year.